Indian equity benchmarks witnessed sharp selling pressure on Friday, with the Sensex plunging more than 1,000 points and investors losing nearly Rs 5 lakh crore in market value, as concerns over a weak monsoon, uncertainty around a US-Iran peace deal and continued foreign investor selling weighed on sentiment. The Sensex closed 1,092 points lower at…
NEW DELHI: Drawing lessons from the disruption in energy supplies because of the West Asia conflict, govt has asked oil marketing companies to work on creating a 30-day strategic reserve of LPG.Petroleum ministry joint secretary Sujata Sharma said the reserve would be over and above the 45-day rolling stock maintained by oil retailers to meet…
NEW DELHI: US ambassador Sergio Gor said Friday no partnership is better placed than India and the US to work together on critical and emerging technologies that are reshaping the global balance of power.Speaking days after secretary of state Marco Rubio’s visit, which was aimed at addressing the rupture in ties although Rubio maintained the…
US stocks opened higher on Friday, extending their record-setting rally as strong earnings and growing optimism around artificial intelligence outweighed concerns about inflation and the economic impact of the conflict involving Iran.The S&P 500 rose 0.4 per cent in morning trade, building on six consecutive gains and putting the benchmark index on track for a…
India’s largest airline IndiGo reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 2,536.9 crore for the March quarter compared with a profit of Rs 3,067.5 crore a year earlier, as sharp rupee depreciation and a challenging operating environment weighed on its performance, PTI reported.The airline’s total income rose more than 3 per cent to Rs 23,830.7…
The finance ministry on Friday asked public sector banks (PSBs) to adopt prudent expenditure and austerity measures at all levels while maintaining resilience amid evolving global uncertainties, even as it reviewed their record financial performance in FY26, PTI reported.Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju, while chairing a meeting to review the financial performance of PSBs, advised…
New Delhi: More than 40 lakh households now benefit from rooftop solar systems under PM Surya Ghar Yojana, contributing to the nation’s clean energy transition, against a target of having one crore homes covered by March next year.Launched in Feb 2024, the scheme aims to bring rooftop solar to one crore Indian homes by March…
The government has asked state-run fuel retailers to expand liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage capacity to cover at least 30 days of demand, as supply disruptions linked to the West Asia conflict highlighted the need for larger reserves, PTI reported.“We are working on the strategic reserves. Oil marketing companies have been asked to work out…
With a biofuel in the mix, E20 petrol aims at lowering emissions, at the same time reducing the requirement of petrol in the fuel mix. (AI image) For a country that imports over 85% of its crude needs, any savings in the oil imports bill is important. With the Middle East conflict and the US-Iran…
Investor wealth shrank by Rs 5.77 lakh crore on Friday as a sharp bout of selling in the final hour of trade dragged benchmark indices deep into the red amid concerns over a weaker monsoon outlook and geopolitical uncertainty.The BSE Sensex plunged 1,092.06 points, or 1.44 per cent, to settle at 74,775.74. During the session,…